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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 38 6334 5869 453 433 188 9908

Frank Sirocko publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frank Sirocko between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frank Sirocko published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 5.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2016. 4 of the 200 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2016. 1989: 15 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 7 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 5 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 3 publications 2026: 1 publication
1989 2026

200 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frank Sirocko: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 15
1990 0
1991 4
1992 1
1993 2
1994 0
1995 1
1996 3
1997 1
1998 0
1999 11
2000 11
2001 1
2002 7
2003 7
2004 10
2005 10
2006 4
2007 11
2008 2
2009 3
2010 2
2011 6
2012 3
2013 12
2014 5
2015 6
2016 19
2017 1
2018 5
2019 5
2020 3
2021 7
2022 2
2023 9
2024 7
2025 3
2026 1
Total 200
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Frank Sirocko publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Frank Sirocko sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 188–197 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 188 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401 188
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Frank Sirocko D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Frank Sirocko sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 38 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344 38
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Frank Sirocko is affiliated with Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany. Their research is primarily situated within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a total of 43 publications. The main subfields of study include Atmospheric Science, Anthropology, Geophysics, Paleontology, and Ecology.

The scientist's work focuses on several key topics, notably:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Aeolian processes and effects

Among recent papers mainly authored or co-authored by Sirocko, the following are notable:

  • Muted multidecadal climate variability in central Europe during cold stadial periods, 2021, published in Nature Geoscience

Frequent co-authors with whom Sirocko has collaborated include:

  • Sarah Britzius (9 publications)
  • Johannes Albert (8 publications)
  • Florian Fuhrmann (5 publications)
  • Benedikt Diensberg (4 publications)
  • Fiona Schenk (4 publications)

Publication venues where Sirocko has commonly published include:

  • Quaternary (7 publications)
  • Climate of the past (2 publications)
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology (2 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2 publications)
  • Nature Geoscience (1 publication)

This profile reflects a scientific career with a strong emphasis on paleoclimate variability, archaeology related to Pleistocene hominins, and geological processes affecting central Europe. The interdisciplinary approach evident in the combination of fields and topics connects earth sciences to ecological and archaeological investigations.

Best Publications

  • Climate change and the collapse of the Akkadian empire: Evidence from the deep sea

    H. M. Cullen;P. B. deMenocal;S. Hemming;G. Hemming

  • Century-scale events in monsoonal climate over the past 24,000 years

    F. Sirocko;M. Sarnthein;H. Erlenkeuser;H. Lange

  • Climate change at the 4.2 ka BP termination of the Indus valley civilization and Holocene south Asian monsoon variability

    M. Staubwasser;F. Sirocko;P. M. Grootes;M. Segl

  • El Niño variability off Peru during the last 20,000 years

    Bert Rein;Andreas Lückge;Lutz Reinhardt;Frank Sirocko

  • A 5000-yr Record of Climate Change in Varved Sediments from the Oxygen Minimum Zone off Pakistan, Northeastern Arabian Sea

    Ulrich von Rad;Michael Schaaf;Klaus H. Michels;Hartmut Schulz

  • Ancient DNA reveals key stages in the formation of central European mitochondrial genetic diversity.

    Guido Brandt;Wolfgang Haak;Christina J. Adler;Christina Roth

  • Teleconnections Between the Subtropical Monsoons and High-Latitude Climates During the Last Deglaciation

    F. Sirocko;D. Garbe-Schönberg;A. McIntyre;B. Molfino

  • Danube loess stratigraphy — Towards a pan-European loess stratigraphic model

    Slobodan B. Marković;Thomas Stevens;George J. Kukla;Ulrich Hambach

  • The Palaeoanthropocene – The beginnings of anthropogenic environmental change

    Stephen F. Foley;Stephen F. Foley;Detlef Gronenborn;Meinrat O. Andreae;Meinrat O. Andreae;Joachim W. Kadereit

  • Atmospheric summer circulation and coastal upwelling in the Arabian Sea during the Holocene and the last glaciation

    Frank Sirocko;Michael Sarnthein;Heinz Lange;Helmut Erlenkeuser

  • The low-latitude monsoon climate during Dansgaard–Oeschger cycles and Heinrich Events

    Dirk C Leuschner;Frank Sirocko

  • A major Holocene ENSO anomaly during the Medieval period

    Bert Rein;Andreas Lückge;Frank Sirocko

  • Processes controlling trace element geochemistry of Arabian Sea sediments during the last 25,000 years

    Frank Sirocko;Dieter Garbe-Schönberg;Colin Devey

  • A late Eemian aridity pulse in central Europe during the last glacial inception

    F. Sirocko;K. Seelos;K. Schaber;B. Rein

  • Multiple monsoon-controlled breakdown of oxygen-minimum conditions during the past 30,000 years documented in laminated sediments off Pakistan

    Ulrich von Rad;Hartmut Schulz;Volkher Riech;Maryke den Dulk

  • Orbital insolation forcing of the Indian Monsoon – a motor for global climate changes?

    Dirk C Leuschner;Frank Sirocko

  • Palaeoenvironmental changes in the arid and sub arid belt (Sahara-Sahel-Arabian Peninsula) from 150 kyr to present

    Philipp Hoelzmann;Françoise Gasse;Lydie M. Dupont;Ulrich Salzmann

  • Wind-Borne Deposits in the Northwestern Indian Ocean: Record of Holocene Sediments Versus Modern Satellite Data

    Frank Sirocko;Michael Sarnthein

  • Clay-mineral accumulation rates in the Arabian Sea during the late Quaternary

    Frank Sirocko;Heinz Lange

  • Alternative chronologies for Late Quaternary (Last Interglacial–Holocene) deep sea sediments via optical dating of silt-sized quartz

    S. Stokes;S. Ingram;S. Ingram;M.J. Aitken;F. Sirocko

  • The climate of past interglacials

    F. Sirocko;Martin Claussen;T. Litt;M. Sanchez-Goni

Frequent Co-Authors

Hartmut Schulz
Hartmut Schulz University of Tübingen
Daniel Veres
Daniel Veres Romanian Academy
Ulrich Hambach
Ulrich Hambach University of Bayreuth
Colin W. Devey
Colin W. Devey GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Helmut Erlenkeuser
Helmut Erlenkeuser Kiel University
Frank Lehmkuhl
Frank Lehmkuhl RWTH Aachen University
Roland Zech
Roland Zech Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Michael Staubwasser
Michael Staubwasser University of Cologne
Gerrit Lohmann
Gerrit Lohmann University of Bremen
Jan Esper
Jan Esper Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

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